Tag: USA
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ERI denies ‘takeover target’ story
Energy Recover Inc (ERI), US manufacturer of desalination energy-recovery devices, denied on 20 November 2012 that it was a takeover target, following a report on Bloomberg Business Week based on a telephone interview with ERI’s CEO, Tom Rooney.
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WRRF ozone research in December webcast
The findings of three recent studies sponsored by the WateReuse Research Foundation on the use of ozone in water reclamation, including membrane fouling control, is to be the subject of a webcast in December 2012.
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Desalination possible for brackish W Texas aquifer
Desalination of brackish groundwater may be one option to meet projected increasing water shortages projected for the Trans-Pecos region in West Texas, USA, according to the report of a pilot study recently published by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).
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Biofouling report follows up 30-year-old research
The WateReuse Association has published a report on research into the use of preformed chloramines to remove biofouling from seawater membrane surfaces.
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Fravel takes over from Watson at AMTA
Dr Harold G Fravel, formerly of Dow Water & Process Solutions, has been named as the new executive director of the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA).
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WRA calls for papers for Denver symposium
The WateReuse Association has issued a call for papers for its 28th Annual WateReuse Symposium to be held in Denver in September 2013.
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Siemens to sell its water treatment/desalination business
German giant Siemens is to sell its water treatment business known as Siemens Water Technologies, which is active predominantly in the North American market.
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Santa Cruz desalination vote ballot passed
One of the many local ballots that took place alongside the US presidential election ended with a large majority of Santa Cruz voters in California winning the opportunity of a future vote on whether to look at a desalination plant for the city’s water supply.
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‘Superbug’ found in US wastewater-reuse plants
Researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health (UMSPH) in the USA reported on 5 November 2012 that the “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent at several US wastewater-reuse plants (WWTPs).
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Acciona-led consortium to operate Barcelona desalination
Barcelona’s two seawater desalination plants will now be managed by a consortium led by Spanish desalination contractor Acciona Agua and the Brazilian bank BTG Pactual.